Leadership is important, but so is following. Maybe more important. We struggle with the idea of following either because of arrogance or lack of faith. Jesus marveled at a soldier he met that had overcome both. He marveled at how profoundly the soldier connected following to faith. For the soldier, faith was not just intellectual assent to an idea. For him faith was the subordination of his ego. For him following in faith was the logical next step having met in Jesus' words and example One superior in love, wisdom and power.